How Shell's Domains Link Innovation and Strategy

Long Range Planning

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 250-270

  Ramírez, Rafael ^a   Roodhart, Leo ^a   Manders, Willem ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTOR NETWORK THEORY; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORKS; DOMAIN APPROACH; INNOVATION COALITION; LONG-TERM STRATEGY; SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY STUDIES; TOPDOWN;

SHELLS (STRUCTURES);

INNOVATION;

BOTTOM-UP APPROACH; INNOVATION; PRODUCTIVITY; SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; STRATEGIC APPROACH; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; TOP-DOWN CONTROL;

EID: 79959780953     PISSN: 00246301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lrp.2011.04.003     Document Type: Article

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